Amsinckiinae Parasitism

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Adelinia Amsinckia Amsinckiopsis Andersonglossum Cryptantha Dasynotus Eremocarya Greeneocharis Gruvelia Harpagonella Johnstonella Oncaglossum Oreocarya Pectocarya Plagiobothrys Simpsonanthus Sonnea

Systematics of Amsinckiinae (Boraginaceae): The Popcorn Flowers

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PARASITISM IN AMSINCKIINAE:

Parasitism in members of the Amsinckiinae has scarcely been documented, and nothing is known from the literature. 
Here is one example:


Galls on Cryptantha hispidissima, photographed by Dylan Neubauer, Swanton Pacific Ranch, northern Santa Cruz County, April 23, 2022.
Orange larva is likely a gall midge (family Cecidomyiidae, Diptera): Aaron Schusteff, personal communication to Dylan Neubauer, based on this photograph.
(See catalog of Cecidomyiidae by Ray Gagne.)




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